Disinvestment of PSUs has to continue: PM
NEW DELHI, OCT. 5.A full meeting of the Planning Commission today provided another opportunity for the Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, to emphasise the need to "actively pursue disinvestment of our public sector units (PSUs)'' and to allay ...
I only suggested a review: Fernandes
NEW DELHI, OCT. 5. Caught in a controversy over questioning the policy of disinvestment, especially in the oil sector, the Defence Minister, George Fernandes, today maintained that he had only suggested a mid-term review of the functioning of the ...
'Plan' to kill candidates foiled
SRINAGAR, OCT. 5.The BSF has foiled a militant plan to target candidates contesting the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls, with the arrest of seven Hizb-ul Mujahideen ultras responsible for violence during electioneering in Srinagar. Acting ...
All-party nod for Krishna's stand
BANGALORE, OCT. 5.The Karnataka Cabinet today decided against releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, and endorsed the stand taken by the Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna, in this regard. On Friday, the Supreme Court had directed the State to ...
Roguish conduct, says Jayalalithaa
CHENNAI, OCT. 5.Coming down on the "roguish conduct" of the Karnataka Government in refusing to release Cauvery water, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, today asked the Prime Minister, A.B.Vajpayee, to dismiss it invoking Article 356 ...
Unconstitutional, says Deuba
KATHMANDU, OCT. 5. Hours after Nepal's King Gyanendra stunned the nation by dismissing him as Prime Minister, Sher Bahadur Deuba today said his ``surprise'' ouster was ``unconstitutional'', as the royal move triggered a sharp reaction from ...
HC directive in Salman case
MUMBAI, OCT. 5.Expressing dissatisfaction over the manner in which investigations were conducted into the hit-and-run case involving film actor Salman Khan, the Mumbai High Court today directed the police to submit the case papers on October 7 ...
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